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Zenfolio vs Zenphoto: catalog facts
Zenfolio	Zenphoto
Paid Paid plans with a free trial that needs no credit card.	Free Free and open source, funded by donations.
Web	Self-hosted
Website, galleries, print sales and booking in one service Online proofing and paid gallery access	Gallery-first CMS with a blog and pages Multi-user with user rights
Subscription required after the trial Aimed at photography businesses rather than personal libraries	Requires your own web hosting Publishing tool rather than a phone photo backup
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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